Private Hakuna Matata (What a Wonderful Phrase!)

[Jonyna Si]

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That got a rather undignified snort out of the Denik. <Something like that. I've uh...been thinking a lot about it, and I need someone by my side more than I need a cuddle buddy nowadays. Going out in the field, I see Valery and Kahlil always next to each other, and...I'm all alone again. I miss having a full crew by my side.>

Maybe it was the fact he was scarfing down meat like it was thanksgiving dinner, but there was definitely an attraction there. <...So what do you do for fun? I'm a pretty good dancer myself.>

Tag: Taam Moghul

 

[Taam Moghul]

Location: New Cov jungle
Wearing: Kroket Combat Outfit
Equipment: Lightsaber, Ryyk Blade, small backpack
Tag: Jonyna Si

Jonyna's words hit home. Since the death of his padawan, Taam had been alone, worked alone, lived alone. He missed having Kalisha at his side, though their dynamic was student-teacher and not romantic. Not like the Noble's share. One could envy the couple. Taam could see why having that sort of partner at your side appealed to Jonyna, because the sound of it stoked a yearning for the same in the Jedi wanderer. It was the sort of partner a Cathar should have.

<"We are raised to have a clan around us. A part of us is missing without having someone like us at our side."> The thought had suddenly come to Taam, as if suddenly realizing he had been discontent since starting his wandering. His gaze drifted to his companion, admiring her fangs.

The conversation turned a bit, and he shrugged at the question. <"Fun? Are Jedi allowed to have fun?"> He teased with a chuffing laugh. <"Dancing, huh? well, I like to play the hallikset."> He admitted with a wry smile.

 

[Jonyna Si]

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<Oh Sylvar, are we not allowed to have fun? I guess I'm not a jedi then.> She joked, though her invoking of Sylvar showed her Denik heritage. She felt a bit more open doing so around a fellow Cathar. <Yeah it's...strange. I came back out of the ice, and they already had murals of me on the trees for stuff I did before I went under. Normally you don't see those murals until after you make it to the Wellspring, unless you're someone really special.> She mulled over that thought. To have a clan of her own. The Si clan had long spread to the stars at this point Maybe it was time to start a new one. <Hallikset, eh? MAybe we can sing some songs together by moonlight.> She was clearly teasing, but but slight lip bite could show her true intentions with that.

Tag: Taam Moghul

 

[Taam Moghul]

Location: New Cov jungle
Wearing: Kroket Combat Outfit
Equipment: Lightsaber, Ryyk Blade, small backpack
Tag: Jonyna Si

Sylvar. The divinity was revered on the Cathar. While Taam was raised by a diaspora clan on Kashyyyk, his tribe held strong nostalgic ties to their homeworld, and followed most of the traditional customs. The mention only emphasized the unique connection the two Cathar Jedi shared.

<"Your own murals? It seems I am in the company of greatness."> He teased. The Cathar celebrated their heroes, and for Jonyna to have her own among the trees spoke highly of her life there, he offered a respectable bow of his head that suggested a sincere acknowledgement of her achievements.

His long tongue slipped between his great fangs to lick the blood from the flat of his Ryyk blade, being careful not to brush the razor edge. <"You better be serious, because its been a long time since anyone tolerated my music, let alone joined in. Who knows, maybe you will dance when I play."> He continued the playful back and forth the two Cathar were enjoying. He did not miss the subtle tuck of her lip between her lovely sharp teeth. He admitted jonyna elicted a visceral stir Taam had not felt in a very long time.

 

[Jonyna Si]

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<Oh don't call me that.> Jonyna giggled. It was a cute, soft giggle. <I just fought off a few Stormtroopers and kicked a Moff off the home-tree. They're gonna have to amend those murals before I die.> She scooted a bit closer, her tail idly flicking as it went to play with the end of his.<I'm quite the dancer, I'll have you know. I know you don't like cities, but...maybe one of these days we could find a place on Courscant and I can show you some of my old hits.> A hand reached over slowly on the soft underbrush, as if offering it.

Tag: Taam Moghul

 

[Taam Moghul]

Location: New Cov jungle
Wearing: Kroket Combat Outfit
Equipment: Lightsaber, Ryyk Blade, small backpack
Tag: Jonyna Si

<"Yeah, no doubt there will be more that needs to be added to those murals before you're done."> Taam offered with confidence. The male Cathar didn't flinch as Jonyna drew closer, though he did feel a fresh jolt of adrenaline as her tail brushed against his. His, not prehensile like hers, nevertheless swayed closer.

He let out a low growl that equaled a Cathar "eh". <"Its been a long time since I had been to Coruscant. Maybe its time to go back."> He mused, his amber gaze lifting to Jonyna, studying the unique and attractive Denik stripes on her face. He had not been to Corscant since shortly after his padawan died. Nothing had motivated him enough to go back, until now.

Seeing her hand idly stroke the flora beside him, he reached his larger hand out to slip under hers. <"If I do go to Coruscant, I will hold you to that. That is something I definitely need to see."> The tips of his claws barely revealed to lightly scratch across her palm, before retracting them and closing his hand around hers.

It was so unexpected, to find such an affinity for someone so suddenly. Yet it was so natural, it was clear they both craved a connection with another Cathar, another of their own kind.

 

[Jonyna Si]

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All of this was happening so fast, and yet Jonyna couldn't really stop herself. She'd always been a bit of a quick to fall kinda gal, but the hormones running through her had her in a mood. Without a word, she placed herself up again Taam's side, and reached up and gave him a peck on the cheek.

<You're cute.>

Tag: Taam Moghul

 

[Taam Moghul]

Location: New Cov jungle
Wearing: Kroket Combat Outfit
Equipment: Lightsaber, Ryyk Blade, small backpack
Tag: Jonyna Si

Was it foolish? They were Jedi Knights, and they were acting like teenagers. No...they were acting like Cathars. Their nature was to live life to the fullest, because the life of a warrior meant their was no promise of a tomorrow. He felt no reservations about the events that were unfolding so naturally between he and the Cathar Jedi he just met.

Taam was not a flirt and had generally avoided romance. While he knew others had been able to find partners and even marry as Jedi, he was not sure he could be both a lover and a Jedi. That didn't mean he didn't have those desires, instinct could not be denied forever. That desire was ignited, and the fact that Jonyna was a Cathar seemed to dissolve that long-time hesitation for involvement. In a word, he welcomed the sudden flame that arose there in the jungle.

Taam relished the feel of Jonyna's warm form against his. He coughed a small laugh at the kiss and compliment. Turning to Jonyna, a smirk touched his muzzle as he brushed his nose against her cheek. <"Well, you're hot.">

 

[Jonyna Si]

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Jonyna's mind drifted back to a phrase of her own culture. You're either the Hunter, or the Hunted, unless you're Both...

In this case, she was very much both. And she enjoyed that feeling. <Oooo, we got a flirt here. How 'bout we get to the Temple and-> She used a word next that didn't have a Basic Translation. But in Catharese, it meant something very specific, and the best translation to Basic could be 'Explore each other'.

Jonyna didn't see any of this as foolish. She had never been a traditional jedi to begin with, as her Ex would happily tell anyone. Jonyna saw being a jedi as a duty, not a religion. To be a Knight, to be a Jedi, it meant to protect the galaxy. But that never meant abandoning the pleasures of life. Of the flesh...

Perhaps tonight, in the jungle, the lion would sleep happily...

Tag: Taam Moghul